Read an article

help_center_get_article · Reads only · Markdown

One article with its HTML content and recent revisions, by id or slug.

Free*

*Free up to 1,000,000 reads a month for the whole account, then $0.50 per 10,000 reads.

Read me our returns article as it is now.

Your agent callshelp_center_get_articleFree*

The example business is Halverson Cycle & Repair, a bike shop with a repair workshop in Portland, Oregon. The reply is the one the tool really gives.

With these arguments

{
  "slug": "returns"
}

What comes back

{
  "article": {
    "id": 4102,
    "title": "Returns",
    "slug": "returns",
    "description": "",
    "category": 1,
    "collection": "Service and shipping",
    "published": true,
    "featured": false,
    "cover": "",
    "seo_title": "",
    "seo_description": "",
    "options": {},
    "source": "agent",
    "views": 0,
    "helpful_up": 0,
    "helpful_down": 0,
    "reviewed_at": null,
    "created_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00Z",
    "url": "/help/halverson-cycle-repair/returns/",
    "content": "<p>You can return an unridden bike within 30 days.</p>"
  },
  "revisions": [
    {
      "id": 4102,
      "title": "Returns",
      "source": "agent",
      "note": "Written by a connected AI agent",
      "by": "",
      "created_at": "2026-10-14T08:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}

Use it when

Before changing an article, or to answer a customer with its exact words.

What it does

One article with its HTML content, by id or slug.

What comes back

The article with its HTML content, and its last 10 revisions. Every reply also carries cost_usd and balance_usd.

Inputs

Name	Type	What it is
`id`	integer
`slug`	string

The call

Over MCP, call help_center_get_article on https://api.conecto.chat/mcp/helpcenter. Over REST:

Terminal

curl -X POST https://api.conecto.chat/v1/tools/help_center_get_article \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CONECTO_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slug":"returns"}'

When it refuses

A refused call costs nothing and says what to do next.

Code	When	What to do
`tool_error`422	No article has that id or slug, or neither was given.	Send an id or slug from help_center_list_articles.

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